The idea that calorie restriction extends human life comes largely from studies of other species. The most relevant of those studies have be...

Nuts are generally seen as good sources of protein and magnesium. The latter plays a number of roles in the human body, and is considered cr...

Typically obesity leads to health problems via insulin resistance ( ). Excess calories are stored as fat in fat cells up to a certain poi...

Trying to understand each body response to each diet and lifestyle change, individually, is certainly a losing battle. It is a bit like the ...

Moderate strength training has a number of health benefits, and is viewed by many as an important component of a natural lifestyle that ap...

When it comes to losing fat and maintaining muscle, at the same time, there are no shortcuts. The process generally has to be slow to be hea...

The two photos below (click to enlarge) were taken 4 years apart. The one on the left was taken in 2006, when I weighed 210 lbs (95 kg). Sin...